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Stories by Cynthia L. Cooper

Ideology Should Not Play a Role in Reproductive Rights

A political shift to the right has imperiled reproductive rights in many states.
Posted on Aug 13, 2008

The Medical Right Wants to Deny You Health Care

Christian medical groups have started a major campaign to demand that physicians be permitted to refuse medical care to patients.
Posted on Jun 9, 2008

The Medical Right Falls Hard for Ultrasounds -- At the Expense of Women's Health

Ultrasounds are the latest trend in anti-choice activism. But what "pro-lifers" won't tell you is that they are putting pregnant women at risk.
Posted on Feb 26, 2008

Family Planners Stand Up To Right-Wing Boycott

A well-funded conservative Christian boycott of Planned Parenthood has expanded beyond abortion clinics, but the organization and its supporters are fighting back.
Posted on Jul 18, 2005

The Contraception Museum

A new museum reminds us that contraception devices are as old as sex itself.
Posted on May 20, 2005

Battle for Choice Rages Through States

As state legislatures face a deluge of anti-abortion proposals, pro-choice activists are hustling to stem further losses to reproductive health rights.
Posted on Mar 7, 2005

Three Giant Steps Backward

At a time when religious fundamentalists are gaining ground, Democratic Party leadership is wavering on reproductive rights.
Posted on Jan 31, 2005

The Third Time Is the Charm?

For the third time, a judge has declared the so-called Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional. The ruling could spell the end of the 2003 ban.
Posted on Sep 14, 2004

The GOP's Silent Majority

After a recent poll determined that most Republicans support a woman's right to choose, a pro-choice Republican bloc prepares for a turf war at the upcoming convention.
Posted on Jul 1, 2004